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Note to Families: Financial Aid More Competitive, But Not Out of Reach
26 January 09 05:09 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

With more families applying for financial aid — applications are already up 10 percent above last year’s record — and lending for private student loans drying up, families’ ability to find available financial aid is becoming more difficult, reports the Read More...

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Pennsylvania Student Loan Agency to Cut Grant Aid, Offer Employee Buyouts
30 April 08 05:06 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Pennsylvania’s student-loan agency will cut college grant amounts for the 2008–09 academic year by up to $750 and will offer voluntary buyouts to some of its nonunion employees in an effort to keep the company afloat. The Pennsylvania Higher Education Read More...

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